Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
Category Archive: Macs
Open Activity Monitor. If kernel_task is the top of the CPU % list and hogging its cores, what should you do? Can Energy Modes help?
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 317. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Total […]
Detailed exploration of how RunningBoard manages the service updating data for a widget, and how that update is scheduled and run by chronod.
How can you assure yourself that important files retain their data intact? Here’s a simple strategy for doing that, which works better on a file system that doesn’t check integrity.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Total banker’s […]
From Lisa Clascal, used until the Mac got its own development environment in MPW and Object Pascal, to Swift, Apple has changed direction every decade.
How your Mac can use less energy and power, run its battery down less, generate less heat, and keep its P cores for the work you want it to do for you.
Does software encryption (APFS Encrypted) result in significant overhead when using faster SSDs with a faster Apple silicon Mac? What about computing SHA256 digests?
Checksums and CRC can be very quick, but have significant drawbacks. SHA-256 hashes are best, although there are also error-correcting codes used in optical disks.
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